What color is #970B20?

#970B20 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Xmas Candy. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #970B20?

The RGB value is 151, 11, 32: 151 red, 11 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #970B20?

The complementary color is #0B9782, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #970B20?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#970B20 color

#970B20 rgb(151, 11, 32)

Shades of red

The hex color #970B20 is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 4.3% green and 12.5% blue (151, 11, 32).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 86% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 93% magenta, 79% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Xmas Candy (#990020), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.81:1).

#970B20 color codes

HEX	`#970B20`
RGB	`rgb(151, 11, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 4.3%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 86%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 93%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 93%, 79%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.64, 53.24, 29.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.64, 60.75, 28.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.145, 6.925, 2.011)`
Decimal	`9898784`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #970B20, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #970B20	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#970B20 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #970B20 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #970b20; }
.text { color: #970b20; }
.border { border: 2px solid #970b20; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 11 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #970b20, #973c0b); }

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Questions

What color is #970B20?: #970B20 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Xmas Candy. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #970B20?: The RGB value is 151, 11, 32: 151 red, 11 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #970B20?: The complementary color is #0B9782, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #970B20?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.